What is going on people? A few days ago on Wonderpod Video Game Podcast ep. 64, I discussed playing a little XBLA title by the name of Outland. I encouraged everyone to, at the very least ,download the demo on either the PSN or XBLA. If your into classic side scrolling 2D platform games of the past Outland may be just the ticket for you. Its a very artistic looking game where you control the powers of light and dark while attempting to  successfully platform and attack all sorts of evil creatures which get in your way of restoring an ancient balance. While I attempted to describe the title on the show this week  I think that maybe all you need to really do is play the demo and see for yourself. Its not for those that dislike side scrolling and vertical scrolling 2D platform games, however there is enough action to satisfy action gamers as well. While I am very early into the game I must say that for its low price of 10 dollars the production value is very high in this title and its well worth the 800 points. Outland also has both local and online co-op modes which could prove fun with the right partner, which means unfortunately and of course , playing on XBL with randoms could turn out to be a  frustrating mess. As I mentioned I am early into the game and my initial impressions are very positive as of now. I will talk more about Outland on an upcoming episode of Wonderpod soon. For now, check out some screens I took of the game in action today playing single player. While I don’t have a  fancy screen capture device you will still see the art style of this cool downloadable title well enough. The very pretty screens are located below, after the break.

Now thats a big wall.

The correct color is harmless to you. Unfortunately, this is not the correct color.

Occasionally I get a little bit of Super Metroid feel for this title, and thats not a bad thing at all.

This is the first boss I encountered. I am loving the scale of him.

A very artistic looking game indeed.